Second round has Demons at home, Bears, Panthers and Warhawks on the road

The second round of the Georgia High School Association state playoffs will take place on Friday and for the four teams from Houston County that remain in the hunt for a state title there are new opponents to prepare for.

The first round had three teams, Perry, Veterans and Warner Robins playing on their home turf but this next stage will have just the Demons, a number one seed, in town. The rest will have to leave the friendly confines of Herb St. John Stadium and Freedom Field for outpost far beyond Warner Robins and Houston County.

Houston County at South Paulding

The Bears will travel to play South Paulding, a two-seed out of Region 5, who defeated North Atlanta 41-27 on Friday.

Perry Panthers at Oconee County 

Oconne County, a one-seed out of Region 8, defeated NW Whitfield 41-14 Friday night.

Veterans at Carrollton

The Warhawks travel to Carrollton on Friday to play the Region 7 number one seed. Carrollton advanced to the second round after defeating Arabia Mountain 42-14 Friday.

Warner Robins hosts Rome

The Demons and Wolves will play for a third consecutive time Friday, this time in the second round. The first two games of this recent series took place in the 2017 AAAAA state finals (played at McConnell-Talbert Stadium due to a snow storm that cancelled the game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium the week before) and in the 2018 semi-finals. The mini-series is tied at 1-1. Rome defeated Lithonia 52-0- to advance to the second round. 

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